S r 12 Friday, Freli n uar-y- 2, 1919 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Nazi Refugees Are Making T heir Homes Near Sosua in the Dominican Republic NEW YORK — In May 1940, 37 adults and one child emigrated from Nazi Germany to the tiny hamlet of Sosua on the north Atlan- tic coast of the Dominican Republic. Accepting asylum from the only country which wel- comed them, these Jewish exiles and some 2,000 fol- lowers transformed this lush but undeveloped land into thriving cattle and dairy farms. They built their own homes, schools, and theaters, while the gov- ernment provided roads and electricity, and thus was born the Dominican Repub- lic's first Jewish commun- ity, which still proudly exists today. Contemporary Sosua ONE OF THE MOST qAl./TIF1 RESORTS ANYWHERE SALUTES THE GLORIMIS.CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAY OF LIBERATION. PASSOVE `red. April 11-Thurs. April _ CANTOR IRVING ROGOFF AND THE NE\/ELE SYMPHONIC CHOIR CONDUCTED'BI CLIFFORD NADEL_ SERVICES • SEDARIM ELLENVILLE, NEW YORK 12428 HOTEL TEL.: 914-647-6000 Appeal Made for Syrian Jewry combines this rich history with some of the loveliest natural tourist attractions in the entire Caribbean. Lo- cated about 150 miles northeast of Santo Domingo, Sosua sits on a crescent-shaped inlet of faultless white beach and clear cobalt sea. The weather is balmy and dry all year, the food fresh from the sea and there are sev- eral small hotels and cot-' tages at amazingly low prices. Sosual Sol, a smart lit- tle complex of about 25 units, has villas which sleep 10. All water sports are as far as the ocean it- self and tennis and golf are in nearby Puerto Plata-, a few miles west. The future promises great things for Sosua's tourism, but there is the faded old synagogue, the original marketing coop, called Pro- ducts Sosua, and the blonde, blue-eyed children with names like Heinemann and Hartnagle. - - Speakers Slated for ADL Meeting See your Travel Agent NEW YORK — Sen. Frank Church of Idaho, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Daniel Graham and energy expert Lawr- ence Goldmuntz are among the speakers who will ad- dress the national executive committee meeting of the Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith this weekend in Palm Beach, Fla., The America's- Democra- tic Legacy Award will be presented to Benjamin R. Epstein, outgoing ADL na- tional director, and Arnold Forster, its associate na- tional director, general counsel and head of the civil rights division. THE CONCORD INVITES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO SHARE THE TRADITION OF PASSOVER Wed. April 11-Thurs. April 19 Cantor HERMAN MALAMOOD Assisted by the Concord Symphony Choir directed by Jonathan Weiss. Services & Sedarim. JAN PEERCE - in Concert. Sat. April 14, Rabbi Simon Cohen & Rabbi Solomon Saphier Supervise scrupulous dietary observance. Plus a Program of Lectures & Seminars. Special Holiday Entertainment The Concord Hotel Kiamesha Lake, New York 12751 Hotel 914-794-4000 See your Travel Agent Counselor-Supervised Day Camp. Baby Sitters Available. Nite Patrol. Teen Activities. Special Children's Rates. 1‘.i f.t'.ft "Therefore, we have de- cided to,appeal to you once again to intervene for the improvement of the situa- tion of this community. By its behavior in respect to Jews living in its territory, Syria constantly and methodically violates the International Charter of Civil and Political Rights of 1966 to which she adhered . Chicago-Tel Aviv El Al Service CHICAGO — El Al will introduce direct service be- tween Chicago and Tel Aviv twice weekly on Monday and Thursday via wide- bodied, 747 intercontinen- tal jumbo jets, beginning April 2. Flights will depart Chicago at noon, stop in New York and then fly non-stop to Tel Aviv arriv- ing at 9 a.m. the following morning. El Al will be the only air- line that provides direct flights to Israel without changing aircraft or stop- ping in Europe. The return flight on El Al offers an extra bonus since it departs Tel Aviv at mid- night and arrives Chicago at 9 a.m. Thus it not only gives the passenger an extra day in Israel, but saves him the cost of hotel accommodations for the night. A Bath Is Not Compulsory will officiate -for the i. PARIS — Alain Poher, president of the French Se- nate and president of the In- ternational Council of Jew .-- from Arab Countries, has written United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim on behalf of Sy- rian Jewry. In his letter Poher stated: -"At this time, when the 30th anniversary of the Universal Declaration,. on Human Rights is being celebrated, I would like, Mr. Secretary-General, to bring again to your immediate at- tention, as president of the International Council for Jews in Arab Countries, that the repeated appeals to the Syrian government for the abolition of the dis- crimination and persecu- tion of the Jewish commu- nity have been in vain. 4 , 4 4 JERUSALEM — The Is- raeli Supreme Court has ruled that Jewish men are not bound by the Halakha (rabbinic law) to take a ritual bath before morning prayers. The court rejected a peti- tion that the Ministry for Religious Affairs and the municipality be obliged to open the town's mikva every morning. The court, while agreeing that some sages held that any man taking a bath be- fore prayers would be "spe- cially blessed," decided that religious immersion before morning prayers was not a P1144.1g.1,4144#41#44 on 21 April 1969. The 4,500 try he resides in, includ- Jews of Syria, residing in ing his own. Damascus, Aleppo and "The international com- Kamishli, are treated as si- hostages and cannot leave munity cannot remain lent in face of the refusal of the country even for medi- the rights of free exit and cal treatment. "In special cases, a freedom of movement. "We ask for your urgent small number of Jews re- ceives permission to intervention with the Sy- leave Syria for limited rian authorities in order to periods, after having de- secure permission to any posited a guarantee of at Jew, who so desires, to leave least 25,000 Syrian the country and in particu- pounds and leaving in lar to join members of his Syria members of their family, if any, who reside families as hostages. 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